Service difficulty report · Coalescer Bag · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
September 7, 2010
Submitted
September 14, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N684FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
802
Aircraft time
16,175 hours, 9,017 cycles
Part
Coalescer Bag
Part number
20D102
Condition
Odor
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

APROX 50 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT HAD MAIN DECK AFT LOOP A FAULT. FOLLOWED QRH WITH GOOD TEST. BUT THEN LATER REPEATED SMOKE WARNING FROM MAIN DECK AFT. FOLLOWED BY VISIBLE BLUE SMOKE HAZE IN COCKPIT AND LATERBY SMOKE WARNING FROM MAIN DECK MID 1 AND MID 2 ACCOMPLISHED EMERGENCY LANDING AT KOKC. AFTER LANDING ALL WARNINGS WENT AWAY. R & R 1 &2 COALESCER BAGS I.A.W. 21-51-16-03, NO CONTAMINATION FOUND. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF NR 1 & 2 ENGINES FOR OIL LEAKS, NO LEAKS NOTED. CHECKED OIL LEVELS AND HYDRAULIC LEVELS AS REQUESTED BY MOCC NR 1 ENGINGE SERVICE WITH 3 QTS. CREW REPORTED THAT NR 1 ENG WAS AT MINIMUMS ON DEPT FROM MEM.REMOVED AND REINSTALLED NR 1 IP CHECK VALVE IAW 36-11-13-04 PER MOCC REQUEST. ACFT OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.

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